[TheForge] Mark Krause held on bomb making charges

[peter fels & phoebe palmer]

Any updates on how Mark is doing?

On 12/11/2010 6:24 AM, Rome H. Hutchings wrote:
> It was taken down, apparently the email was not totally Board approved.
> When
> I received the text content from Paul Boulay (1st VP) for the Constant
> Contact it
> was thought that the Board had approved to put out the word for Mark.
>
> To the contrary!  I received a request from Peyton Anderson, ABANA's new
> President
> to take down the posting and remove the link from my Facebook page.
>
> So much for the new Board being on track and progressive in thought and
> deed.
>
> I have since reposted the entire message with the links, minus the ABANA
> header on
> my Facebook page.
>
> Here is the content and links:
>
> Artist and Blacksmith Mark Krause was arrested last week on charges of
> domestic terrorism. This stems from a home made device alleged to be a bomb
> in the guise of a Pepsi can having been found at the Osage Baptist Church
> that was being use...d as a polling place. This occurred a few days after
> the 2010 ABANA conference which Mark attended.
>
> The connection between Mark and the bomb is that the house that Mark once
> occupied and had abandoned due to foreclosure proceedings was found to have
> pepsi can bits, modified batteries and drawings that were identified as
> Marks that are said to resemble parts of the device.
>
> Marks long time friends and associates among the blacksmithing community
> strongly support Mark and vouch for his character. Among these are Jill
> Turman, Toby Hickman, and Jon Sarriugarte. Mark is the author of a guide on
> how Nazel power hammers work and was known as the "power hammer whisperer"
> for is knack of being able to coax the best out of these tools of our trade.
> He had spent the last few months rebuilding the hammers of several West
> Coast Smiths.
>
> You can find out about Mark's case and if you choose, contribute to his
> legal defense fund see the "Donate with WePay" button on this page:
> http://freemarkkrause.blogspot.com/
>
> Jon Sarriugarte's page http://www.formandreform.com/wordpress/?p=4314 has
> additional links and shows the sculpture "Icarus" Mark was creating before
> and after the ABANA conference.
>
> If you attended the 2010 Conference in Memphis and met or spoke with Mark,
> have any information that may assist Mark, or are just simply a friend, Mark
> is in need of your help.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "peter fels&  phoebe palmer"<artgawk at thegrid.net>
> To: "Rome H. Hutchings"<rome.hutchings at theprairieismygarden.com>;
> "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA"<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 11:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Mark Krause held on bomb making charges
>
>
>> Pulled a 404 on that link Rome. Ah well
>> Thank you for alerting us to this travesty...much appreciated.
>> Please add me to the list of folks vouching for Mark.
>>
>> On 12/10/2010 4:01 PM, Rome H. Hutchings wrote:
>>> You can see more information at the following link:
>>> http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs033/1101903933417/archive/1104054990343.html
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "peter fels&   phoebe palmer"<artgawk at thegrid.net>
>>> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA"<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 5:34 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Mark Krause held on bomb making charges
>>>
>>>
>>>> My friend Mark Krause..a fine artist-blacksmith, a good friend and a
>>>> kind, creative  and generous person
>>>> has been charged with bomb making etc.
>>>> It's absurd but looks nasty.
>>>> Please see
>>>>
>>>> http://freemarkkrause.blogspot.com/
>>>>
>>>> pete fels
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